For a wedding we did this past May, our bride wanted to see different bouquets for her maids- a la Sex & The City… Each one matched each dress and I have to say they really turned out beautiful!  Here are a few pics we were able to take before they were delivered.  I love this idea and really hope more bride’s are inspired to do something a little different…

But first- let’s ooh and ahh over these gorgeous peonies with yep you guessed it, soft vintage peach carnations… Her bouquet was just heavenly… And look at the flower girl miniature version of the bride below… Soo sweet!

This has to be one of my absolute favorite bouquets- Stunning Anemones!

Mother’s Day is a few weeks away - and we want to help you SPOIL YOUR MAMA!
What better way to spoil your lovely mother this year, by surprising her with a fantastic gift basket. Rainflower Company has teamed up with some great companies to put together a prize worth over $400 in goodies!

HOW TO ENTER

Entering is SIMPLE! Just TWEET and tell us why you want to spoil your mama… do it from your laptop, blackberry, iPhone… it’s that simple.

TWEET @vspacestudio with
“I wanna #spoilmymama because…”   EASY!

DETAILS
OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA.
CONTEST DEADLINE IS APRIL 30TH 2010
WINNER will be chosen, and the prize will be delivered MAY 7th 2010 (just in time, to bring to your mama for Mother’s Day on Sunday May 9th)

PRIZE
(* Retail values are in Canadian dollar, exclusive of applicable taxes)

CUSTOMIZED STATIONERY SET from v:space studio (value $40)
Details:
- Set of 8 custom monogrammed blank notecards (initials of your mama, of course!)
- 12 matching blank flat note stationery sheets
- Set of 8 Signature Wallpaper blank notecards
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ECO SEXY SKINCARE SET from SOYA BOUTIQUE (value $150)
Details:
- Soy Oil ($15)
- Repairing Serum ($80)
- Tear Free Cleanser ($36)
- 2 Healing Balms ($10 each)
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EXCLUSIVE SOYA TREATMENT FACIAL from WINKS EYELASH BOUTIQUE (value $80)
Details:
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SET OF REVERSIBLE CLUTCHES from BETTYKISS STYLE INC. (value $50)

Details: - 2 (two) reversible satin clutches
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FLORAL ARRANGEMENT by RAINFLOWER COMPANY (value $75)
Details:
- 1 (one) hand-tied fresh spring blooms floral arrangement
- delivery to your mother’s location (in the GTA only)
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‘DAMN HEELS’ FOLD-UP FLATS from DAMN HEELS (value $20)
Details:
- 1 (one) pair of the fold-up flats in your mother’s size*
- *Upon choosing a winner, we will confirm the size with you
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JEWELRY SET from JOSIE TECSON (VALUE $90)
Details:
- 1 (one) Rain Strand Jewelry set
- Created with gold antique brush brass and white freshwater pearls
- Necklace ($40)
- Bracelet ($36)
- Earrings ($15)
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Here are a few pictures from a wedding we did this past January, @ Le Jardin, in Woodbridge, Ontario.  It was a freezing cold day, but we braved the weather to create this chocolate brown and ivory themed event.  It was filled with vendella roses, and chocolate brown ribbon.  The pew decor was vendella roses, with folded banana leaves and monkey grass, and the ceremony pieces had roses, hydrangea and greenery.  It was soft and romantic and really complimented the decor in the venue.  The decor was done by Vivian, of Vivian’s Decor and Designs.

Here are some professional pictures of Theresa and Kresimir’s wedding from last September.  They got married at The Liberty Grand, in the Renaissance room.  It was a gorgeous day and the soft blue, corals, butter yellows and ivory really added to the romantic look of this wedding.  The pictures were taken by Andrew Adams of Andrew Adams Photography, and I think they turned out really great!

The bouquet featured ivory lisianthus, blue delphinium, creme de la creme roses, and ivory hydrangea.  The stems were wrapped in ivory satin ribbon and finished off with a vintage inspired brooch.

The ceremony pieces were in glass urns and were also filled with creme de la creme roses, blue hydrangea, coral roses, ivory hydrangea, seeded eucalyptus and green hanging amaranthus.  They were then moved to the head table, to add some ambiance and dress it up a bit more.

This was a really beautiful wedding that I was so happy to be a part of, and I wish you both a lifetime of happiness!

Michael and Cheryl Athill were our contest winners from last year.  You may have seen the blog post and the wonderful entry he made to try and win this contest for his beautiful bride-to-be.  If not, here is the post so you can read the heartfelt and really genuine entry Michael made.  We were super impressed, and sooo happy with our decision!  He was definitely a deserving winner!  The prize was $1000 in free flowers from us, Rainflower Company, plus  Day of Co ordination ($1,000 value) from In Style Wedding Planners.  Here are a few pics from their very special day.  They all looked super gorg, and Cheryl’s dress was really stunning!

The bride, Cheryl had mango calla lilies in her bouquet, with snake grass loops and a collar of folded banana leaves around it.  It was really beautiful, and picked up the burnt orange colour of the bridesmaids dresses.  The girls had bouquets of vendella roses with monkey grass loops, and ivory satin ribbon.  Simple, clean and elegant.

The reception was held at The Paramount, in Vaughn.  The venue looked amazing and the lighting was phenomenal- The room definitely had major impact!  Here is their super sweet testimonial… I really loved working with these two- an amazing reminder of why I love my job and of making peoples’ dream weddings uniquely their own!

“Impeccable attention to detail, the ability to listen and understand her clients needs, and over all a beautiful person, Mirella is the absolute best.

Let me start off by stating that this is the groom writing this. I was so impressed by the detail and passion that Mirella placed into making our day OUR day - not a strangers interpretation of what our day should be - that I felt obligated to do a write up.

Mirella gets you what you want. Bottom line. My wife brought pictures and Mirella said no problem but I can do it better. That sums up her personality - confident in herself and her abilities. Her abilities - (just let me pause a moment in reflection) our reception looked beautiful. Dramatic yet elegant with a modern chic touch. Mirella has done it yet again. If I can’t convince you, check out her work in Wedding Bells Magazine.”

Michael & Cheryl Athill

My bride Katie was one of the loveliest people you will ever meet.  She was so super excited to marry her beau, Paul and have all of her friends and family share in their special day that she had a total of 14 bridesmaids! I don’t even think they all fit in this picture.  It was such a nice way of including all of the people that meant so much to her throughout her life, and it makes for great pictures!  The venue was Deer Creek Golf Course, in Ajax Ontario, which was really beautiful, both inside and out.  The flowers were stunning as we mixed circus which are yellow with an orange trim and freedom red roses together with bright satin red ribbon to match the sashes on their dresses.  We had a romantic candlescape on their head table, lined with red rose petals and created a cascading cake topper of freedom red roses and Paul’s aunt lovingly made them their cake.  The centrepieces were created with hydrangea, hanging amaranthus, red and circus roses and green kermit poms sitting inside a martini vase filled with crystals.  It was really pretty and exactly what the bride wanted.  Here are just a few casual pics, as I hope to get some professional ones soon to share.  It was such an honour to be a part of their day, and I wish them a lifetime of happiness together!

I love technology… This is such a great idea, I had to share with all of you…Now if only I can get Google to help me with the delivery and  prepping of the flowers… Hey… A girl can dream right???
What do you think??? They’re soo cute too…

Link Via Holy Kaw

I love winter weddings, and Nina & Igor’s wedding at The Old Mill this past November did not disappoint.  Nina’s classic bouquet consisted of  ivory calla lillies, and Igor’s boutonniere was made up of 2 mini calla lillies, with a thin gold wire detail.   The bridesmaid’s bouquets consisted of ivory vendella roses, freesia and seeded eucalyptus.  All of the bouquets had a custom pearl brooch that we applied to the champagne satin ribbon wrapped stems.   Every detail from the pew decor to the ceremony pieces were reused at the reception.  We even did their guest favors which were lucky bamboo in a square vase.  Nina & Igor are also extremely talented photographers.  You can read Nina & Igor’s lovely testimonial here.  Congratulations to the both of you, and I am so extremely honored to have been a part of this absolutely perfect day!

Photography by Dave and Charlotte

I think most brides really struggle with choosing centrepieces as they are usually the biggest chunk of the budget depending on number of tables, but also in deciding to go with low or tall centrepieces?  I love mixing tables with both low and tall arrangements as it creates dimension in the room, and makes everyone happy by not having to settle if you truly can’t decide.  I’m going to share a few centrepieces that we have done in the past to spark some creativity, and hopefully help you out with making that all time tough decision of which centrepiece idea to choose.

Purple was hot in 2009, and it continues to be a fav for 2010 as well.  These bouquets have a shot of the hot colour infused with some lavender tones, pinks, whites & silver ribbon.